Google to make app changes after Irish study reveals 'concerning' amount of personal data collated 

Company’s messages and Dialer apps, used by millions of Android phone users globally, currently send huge amounts of data to Google every time a text is sent or a phone call is made, Trinity College study found

Information includes the phone number of the handset of every text message sent — together with a unique snapshot of the text in question — and the time and duration of each call made.

Google has committed to making a number of changes to its texting and phone call apps after an Irish study revealed that reams of personal information were being collated by the tech giant.

The company’s messages and Dialer apps, used by millions of Android phone users globally, currently send huge amounts of data to Google every time a text is sent or a phone call is made, according to the study, authored by Professor Doug Leith from Trinity College Dublin’s School of Computer Science.